Burial trouser support



June 1950 G. 'r. BROWNSON BURIAL TROUSER SUPPORT Filed Oct. 11, 1946 IN VEN TOR GEORGE T BROWNSO/V Patented June 27, 1950 BURIAL TROUSER SUPPORT George T. Brownson, Philadelphia, Pa.,

assignor,

by mesne assignments, to James J. Duffy,

I Yeadon, Pa.

Application October 11, 1946, Serial No. 702,764

1 Claim.

This invention relates to a burial trousers supporting device intended to be used in the dressing of a deceased male person, whereby the trousers in which such person is laid out prior to interment may be supported in a creased and nonwrinkled manner.

One object of the invention is to provide an improved device of the kind described.

A further object is to provide a light and inexpensive burial trousers supporting device.

A still further object is to produce an improved device of the type set forth which can be secured in position so as to render accidental or intentional removal of the supporting device difficult, thus guarding against dishevelling of the trousers of the deceased as well as against the theft of the supporting devices from the body.

These and other objects are attained by my invention as set forth in the following specification and as illustrated in the accompanying drawing in which:

Fig. 1 is a perspective view of one trouser leg supporting device embodying my invention.

Fig. 2 is an enlarged section on line 2-2 of Fig. 1.

Fig. 3 is an end elevation of the device shown in Fig. 1.

Fig. 4 is a fragmentary top plan view of the upper portions of a pair of supporting devices showing the manner in which the supporting devices of the two legs of the trousers are tied together at the crotch to prevent displacement or theft of the supporting devices.

As will be seen from Fig. 1, each supporting device is formed of two elongated and generally rectangular portions l0 and I2 which are arranged in the form of an inverted V with the apex I 3 of the V corresponding to and supporting the crease I4 of a trouser leg [6. The supporting device may be formed as an integral piece, bent into the shape shown or it may be formed of two pieces joined at the apex I 3. In any event, the supporting device is preferably formed of a layer of cardboard or other light and inexpensive material l8, over which is placed a layer of padding 20, which, in turn, is covered with a fabric 22. The edges of the device are encased by a U-shaped sheath 24, which is preferably formed of a light and deformable, but form-retaining, material such as light gauge metal.

The sheath 24 not only encases the edges of the cardboard, padding and fabric, but also clamps the ends of a band 26 which is V-shaped,

but which is also of a deformable and form-retaining material such as a light malleable metal. The band 26 is placed near the lower end of the supporting device, as approximately shown in Fig. 1, and is adapted to be deformed to provide an arcuate portion 28 for engaging the leg 29 of the deceased person at a point near the ankle. By this means, the supporting device is retained in its proper leg-supporting position.

In order to prevent theft or accidental displacement of the supporting device relative to the leg, the upper ends of the supporting devices are provided with strings or straps 30 which are adapted to be tied as shown in Fig. 4. It will be understood that when the straps are thus tied, they extend across, or straddle, the crotch of the trousers, thus preventing accidental or intentional longitudinal displacement of the supporting devices relative to the body or the trousers worn by said body.

It will be noted that the structure disclosed can be readily manufactured at a relatively low price and that when interposed between the legs of the trousers and the legs of the corpse, they will support the trouser legs in a neat, wellcreased manner, thus greatly enhancing the appearance of the body while it is on view.

Having described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is:

An elongated, inverted, V-shaped support adapted to be inserted between the limb of a deceased person and the leg of a trousers worn by such person, with the flared underside of said support adapted to engage said limb and the upper apex of said support adapted to engage the crease in the front of said trouser leg, and a band formed of deformable, form-retaining material extending transversely of said leg with its ends secured to the underside of said support and with the intermediate portion of said band free to be deformed to form a member adapted to engage said limb near the extremity thereof to prevent transverse displacement of said support relative to said limb.

GEORGE T. BROWNSON.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file of this patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name Date 1,697,617 Stringfield Jan. 1, 1929 

